Child of Destiny

Chapter 2046: The King’s Battle (Part 6)

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”Huh!?”

Chaotic Luck was as confused as his opponent, so he did not immediately make his move right after he accidentally revealed the location of one of the assassins who were trying to take him down.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Fortunately, most of his elite undead creatures possessed advanced AI, swiftly making their own decisions according to the situation.

Right after Echis’ blurry silhouette appeared, the Blazing Skeletal Apes immediately made their move, locking their gazes at him swiftly made their move.

Whoosh!

The ones nearest to him immediately made their move, reaching his side and swinging their giant fist almost at the same time.

Boom!

However, despite their instantaneous response, Echis remained as one of the top combatants of the Hydra Guild. Aside from his Transcendent Being identity, his skills and abilities were more than enough to put him on the same pedestal as the apex gods of the game.

He was able to quickly respond the instant he realized his predicament. He did not even think twice to use one of his lifesaving skills to escape from the coordinated attacks of those two blazing skeletal apes.

At the same time, the other two assassins took advantage of the distraction that Echis had created to launch their respective attacks.

Viper silently appeared behind Chaotic Luck, wielding his daggers and about to plunge them at the latter’s back.

Shing!

The daggers were about to be silently stabbed on the exposed back of their target when a sudden blur blocked them.

Clang! Clang!

The Hell Pilgrim, which seemed to be standing like a statue earlier, suddenly made its move.

Right after blocking the ambush from Viper, it swiftly stepped forward, trying to catch the latter during his awkward stance.

Shing!

It swung the blazing sword in its hands, leaving a scorching scent while cutting through the air.

Swoosh!

Viper immediately retreated, dodging the deadly attack.

Bang!

The blazing sword landed on the sturdy floor of the platform, not leaving even a dent on it. This showed how tough the materials used to create it were.

Swoosh!

The Hell Pilgrim did not pursue Viper despite the latter purposely slowing himself down and leaving a huge opening meant to harm himself.

It was quite obvious that he was baiting the Hell Pilgrim to chase after him. Unfortunately, he had underestimated the Combat AI and Battle IQ of this special undead creature.

Instead of chasing after him, the Hell Pilgrim suddenly turned and appeared on another side of its master, blocking yet another deadly ambush.

Clank!

A loud metallic sound reverberated in the air due to the collision of weapons.

Cobra suddenly materialized in the spot near Chaotic Luck, giving the latter a huge scare.

”Ah!?”

If not for the quick response of the Hell Pilgrim, Chaotic Luck had most likely been taken down by this soundless ambush from Cobra.

Seemingly expecting this to happen, Cobra calmly retreated, disappearing in stealth once again.

The moment he entered stealth, all his traces instantly disappeared, while the air was suddenly filled with the scent of death.

This clearly indicated that Cobra was way above the others, including the two others with him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of explosions erupted throughout the platform on top of the altar due to the intense battle taking place there.

The members of the Hydra Guild worked together, trying to take down Chaotic Luck. However, they found it hard to believe that they were unable to do anything to him, even after trying for almost a dozen minutes.

They could not figure out this person at all!

Oftentimes, he was full of openings, making them believe that he was luring them into a trap while also possessing a watertight defense from time to time.

They did not know if they were facing someone as cunning as Immortal, who was good at creating traps and luring opponents into committing mistakes, or if it was another person in the Strategist Rankings, who was filled with unpredictability.

However, Cobra told the two that his guy was not as complicated as they saw on the surface or as mysterious as everyone thought. He was just a bit hard to read due to his instability, which was the major factor in his unpredictability.

Cobra told the two that so long as they continued doing what they were good at and didn’t get swept by his strange rhythm, then everything would be fine.

If there was something that they needed to be wary of when facing this person, then it would be his powerful undead creatures, which were quite special on their own right.

Dealing with them was extremely tricky, especially when the battle dragged on.

Not only were the senses of these undead creatures becoming sharper the longer they battled, but their movements and combat strength were slowly getting stronger, particularly the version of Death Knight protecting their target.

The Hell Pilgrim never left Chaotic Luck’s side, dedicating everything it had to protecting its master.

Moreover, it was continuously growing stronger during the entire battle, making it harder for the trio to deal with him.

Their strategies were also becoming more predictable for this strange undead, which seemed to be capable of reading through their tricks after seeing them do a few of them multiple times.

Naturally, the trio had yet to give their all during these exchanges. After all, they need to conserve as much strength as possible, saving it for the latter stages of the trial.

In their eyes, the only ones that they needed to face were the other top-notch experts from the Dragon Pavilion, who were their archrivals.

They did not want to show their hand this early, giving those guys enough information against them later.

They also knew that those three from the rival group were doing the same, hiding their strength until they face each other again.

They were so proud that they ignored the other parties involved.

As for this mysterious expert before them? They just treated him as one of the stumbling blocks on the round that they needed to crush.

If other things made them quite impressed with this person, aside from his strange army of undead and the other oddness that shrouded him, then it must be the way he adjusted in unexpected situations, which made him truly look like a mysterious expert.

If not for the occasional questionable decision that this guy was making, then they would truly believe that he was some sort of NPC or robot meant to mess with them.

At the same time, they were also surprised that this person seemed to be capable of controlling his army despite being under a constant threat from them.

Or so they thought, since Chaotic Luck was unable do such a thing. If only they could see the current expression that he was currently making, they would most likely curse themselves for thinking too much about the situation.

Chaotic Luck, just like most of the time, let his army do their own thing. Aside from constantly replenishing their numbers during the entire battle, he had set them free to deal with the opposing forces by themselves.

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While the two forces were finding a way to deal with Chaotic Luck, the remaining two parties were considering their choices.

”It has been two and a half hours since the start of the trial. I must say that I have quite impressed,” commented Laurent while enjoying the show.

Seeing that the members of the Dragon Pavilion and the Hydra Guild struggled against this opponent made him feel quite good.

”Forty-five minutes of those two and a half hours is mostly because everyone else refuses to make their move and wants to observe the situation a bit longer,” said Ryoto before adding to his remark. ”However, lasting for almost an hour against the ’combined’ assault of those people is already impressive enough.”

Looking at the ticking clock over the trial ground, Laurent could not help but turn to Leonard and ask. ”Do you still don’t want us to interfere?”

He did not know what this junior was thinking. But when they were about to make their move earlier, they were suddenly stopped by Leonard, asking them to wait a bit longer.

Leonard did not explain his thoughts earlier because he was not sure about them yet. But after seeing everything up until now, he had become confident in his suspicion.

Thinking about this, he immediately came up with a decision.

He turned to Laurent and Ryoto and said with a resolute tone. ”Seniors, what if I told you that I have a way to communicate with that person? Will you believe me?”

Hearing these words, the two seniors could not help but turn to one another, wearing an odd expression on their faces.

Since the very first trial, they all knew that aside from the mysterious veil shrouding everyone’s appearance, they were also unable to talk with the other parties.

Even for this trial, they could not communicate with the other parties through speech.

However, that did not mean that they could not do it through other means.

Realizing this, Laurent suddenly thought of something. ”Are you sure about this?”

Leonard nodded his head with full seriousness before adding. ”A hundred percent!”

”You want to negotiate with that person and work together for this round?” asked Laurent, seeing through the plan of this junior.

Leonard just nodded his head as a form of affirmation.

Laurent thought for a moment before nodding his head. ”Alright, what do you want us to do?”

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